Best Electric Cars

2017 Volkswagen e-Golf

A fun-to-drive electric compact VW.

Likes

Decent mileage on a single charge

Roomy interior

Dislikes

Needs more power

Much like the Ford Focus Electric and Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen added a heavier battery pack to its all-electric 2017 e-Golf to boost driving range considerably. That means this zippy compact car now goes 124 miles on a full charge.

On our road test, we found the e-Golf to deliver VW’s famous fun-to-drive performance while the roomy interior is a welcoming home away from home. The e-Golf has notably less integrated energy and charging tech than other EVs, but VW has added a DC fast-charging option (standard on the SEL Premium) to energize the battery up to 80 percent in about an hour.